The Bolshoi Drama Theater named after GA Tovstonogov (St. Petersburg): history, repertoire. Actors BDT Tovstonogova

BDT Tovstonogov opened in February 1919. His repertoire today includes mostly classical works. Most of them are productions in a unique reading.

History

The first performance of the theater was the tragedy of F. Schiller "Don Carlos".

Initially, the BDT was located in the conservatory building. In 1920, he received a new building, which is still located. Photo BDT Tovstonogov presented in this article.

The first name of the theater is “Special Dramatictroupe". The formation of the troupe involved a famous actor NF. Monks The first artistic director of the BDT was A.A. Block. The ideological inspirer was M. Gorky. The repertoire of that time included works by V. Hugo, F. Schiller, W. Shakespeare, etc.

The twenties of the 20th century were difficult for the theater.The era has changed. M. Gorky left the country. Died A.A. Block. Theater left the main director A.N. Lavrentiev and artist A.N. Benoit New people came to their place, but did not stay long.

A major contribution to the development of BDT was made by the1929 director KK Tverskoy - a student of V.E. Meyerhold. He served in the theater of G. Tovstonogov until 1934. Thanks to him, the repertoire of the BDT appeared in performances based on the plays of contemporary at that time playwrights.

George Alexandrovich Tovstonogov came to the theaterin 1956. He was already the eleventh account manager. With his arrival began a new era. It was he who created the theater, which has been among the leaders for many decades. Georgy Alexandrovich gathered a unique troupe, which became the best in the country. It included such actors as TV Doronina, O.V. Basilashvili, S.Yu. Jurassic, L.I. Malevannaya, A.B. Freundlich, I.M. Smoktunovsky, Z.M. Charcot, V.I. Strzhelchik, L.I. Makarova, O.I. Borisov, E.Z. Kopelyan, P.B. Luspekaev, N.N. Usatov and others. Many of these artists still serve in the BDT of Tovstonogov.

In 1964, the theater received the title of Academic.

In 1989George Alexandrovich Tovstonogov died. This tragic event was a shock for theater artists. Almost immediately after the death of the genius, his place was taken by the People’s Artist of the USSR Kirill Lavrov. He was selected by a collective vote. Kirill Yuryevich put all his will, soul, authority and energy into the preservation of what was laid down by G.А. Tovstonogovym. He invited talented directors to cooperate. The first production, created after the death of George Alexandrovich, was the play “Deceit and Love” by F. Schiller.

In 1992, the BDT was named after G.A. Tovstonogov.

In 2007, T.N. was chosen as the artistic director. Cheidze.

Since 2013, the artistic director is A.A. Mighty

Performances

The BDT of the Tovstonogov Repertoire offers its viewers the following:

• "Man" (notes from a psychologist who survived a concentration camp);
• "War and Peace of Tolstoy";
• "Gronholm Method";
• "Uncle's dream";
• "Baptized Crosses";
• "Theater from the inside" (interactive production);
• "Measure for measure";
• "Mary Stuart";
• “Soldier and Devil” (musical drama);
• "What to do?";
• "Three texts about the war";
• "Cripple from Inishmaan";
• "Quartet";
• "From the life of puppets";
• "Languor";
• “When will I be small again”;
• "Summer of one year";
• "Innkeeper";
• "Player";
• "Time of Women";
• "Zholdak dreams: the kidnappers of the senses";
• "Bernard Alba House";
• "Vassa Zheleznova";
• "Lady with a dog";
• "Alice";
• "The visible side of life";
• "Erendir";
• "Drunk."

Premieres of the season 2015-2016.

The BDT of Tovstonogov in the current theater season has prepared several prime ministers. These are "War and Peace of Tolstoy", "Baptized Crosses" and "Player". All three productions are unique and original in their perusal.

«Война и мир Толстого» – это не обычная Stage version of the work. The performance is a guide to the novel. This is a kind of tour of some chapters. The performance gives viewers the opportunity to take a fresh look at the novel and escape from the perception that has developed during the school years. The director and actors will try to break stereotypes. The role of the guide is performed by Alice Freundlich.

The performance “Player” is a free interpretation.novel FM Dostoevsky. This is a fantasy director. Just a few roles in this play is played by actress Svetlana Kryuchkova. The performance is full of choreographic and musical numbers. The artistic temperament of Svetlana Kryuchkova is very close in spirit to the novel, which is why she decided to entrust several roles at once.

«Крещённые крестами» – так называли себя prisoners of prison-crosses. They were completely different people. Thieves in law, political prisoners and their children who were in children's prisons or in the receivers. The performance is based on the book by Eduard Kochergin, an artist of the BDT. This is an autobiographical work. Edward Stepanovich talks about his childhood. He was the son of "enemies of the people" and spent several years in the children's receiver of the NKVD.

Troupe

Actors of the BDT are famous for their originality, originality, talent and professionalism. Tovstonogov. List of artists:

• N. Usatova;
• G. Bogachev;
• D. Vorobiev;
• A. Freundlich;
• E. Yarem;
• O. Basilashvili;
• G. Stihl;
• S. Kryuchkov;
• N. Aleksandrova;
• T. Bedova;
• L. Nevedomsky;
• V. Reutov;
• I. Botvin;
• M. Ignatov;
• Z. Charcot;
• M. Sandler;
• A. Petrovskaya;
• E. Shvareva;
• B. Degtyar;
• M. Adashevskaya;
• R. Barabanov;
• M. Old;
• I. Patrakova;
• S. Stukalov;
• A. Schwartz;
• L. Sapozhnikova;
• S. Mendelsohn;
• K. Razumovskaya;
• I. Vengalite and many others.

Nina Usatova

Many actors BDT them.Tovstonogov is known to a wider audience for his numerous film roles. One such actress is the magnificent Nina Nikolaevna Usatova. She graduated from the legendary Shchukin Theater School. She joined the BDT in 1989. Nina Nikolaevna is a laureate of various theater awards, she was awarded medals, including For Services to the Fatherland, and was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia.

N. Usatova starred in the following films and TV shows:

• "The feat of Odessa";
• "Window to Paris";
• Fiery Shooter;
• "Muslim";
• Next;
• "The Ballad of Bomber";
• "The cold summer of the fifty-third ...";
• "See Paris and die";
• “The Case of“ Dead Souls ”;
• "Quadrille (dance with the exchange of partners)";
• Next 2;
• "Poor Nastya";
• "The Master and Margarita";
• Next 3;
• "Peculiarities of the national policy";
• "Daughters-mothers";
• "Widow Steamer";
• "Legend number 17";
• “Furtseva. The Legend of Catherine.

And many other films came out with her participation.

Artistic director

Post Art Director BDTTovstonogov in 2013 took Andrei Mighty. He was born in Leningrad on November 23, 1961. In 1984 he graduated from the Faculty of Radio Engineering of the Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation. After 5 years was the faculty of acting and directing at the Institute of Culture. In 1990, Andrey founded his own independent troupe, called Formal Theater, which won the Grand Prix at festivals in Edinburgh and Belgrade. From 2003 to 2014, A. Moguchy was the production director of the Alexandrinsky Theater.

Where is and how to get

In the center of the historical part of St. PetersburgThe main building of the BDT of Tovstonogov was located. Its address is the embankment of the Fontanka River, No. 65. The most convenient way to get to the theater is by subway. The nearest stations are Sadovaya and Spasskaya.